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  • aaronwt6
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Apr 2013
    • 855
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    #21
    Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

    Originally posted by Blakertj75
    Hey All,

    I'm having this exact same problem. I bought a replacement T-Con board with the proper ZH suffix and put it in today...television worked again for about 2 hours straight then went black again. I'm stuck now as to know what the problem is...bad T-con board again? Something causing the T-con boards to fail? I had read somewhere else that bad caps can cause black screen but I saw no apparent failures on the power board? Another issue entirely that I'm missing? Thanks for any help/ideas on troubleshooting!
    Did you make sure the thermal pad and cover were back in place before you ran it? Sounds like it may have overheated.

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    • bjorkson
      Senior Member
      • Apr 2012
      • 127
      • USA

      #22
      Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

      I got the new Tcon board in and looks like the problem is still there. I think I might have a panel issue, might have to do more testing to find out. Does anyone have a service manual for this Tv set?

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      • CapLeaker
        Leaking Member
        • Dec 2014
        • 8325
        • Canada

        #23
        Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

        Do you actually have LVDS video coming out of the main board?

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        • bjorkson
          Senior Member
          • Apr 2012
          • 127
          • USA

          #24
          Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

          no, the backlight comes on and stays on, but no video. I have replaced the main board and also the Tcon board with no sucess.

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          • triplefour
            Badcaps Legend
            • May 2014
            • 1747
            • USA

            #25
            Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

            Originally posted by CapLeaker
            Do you actually have LVDS video coming out of the main board?
            how do you test that?
            Don't fear the repair...

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            • CapLeaker
              Leaking Member
              • Dec 2014
              • 8325
              • Canada

              #26
              Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

              with my 100Mhz oscilloscope. LVDS = Low Voltage Differential Signal. Remember the signal is small, but you can see the changes on the oscilloscope, when you have the TV on some channel and turn on and off the menu all the time, while poking into the LVDS connector.

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              • triplefour
                Badcaps Legend
                • May 2014
                • 1747
                • USA

                #27
                Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

                ahh that reminds me i need to fix up that scope i scored months ago. been so busy!
                Don't fear the repair...

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                • Ltank
                  Badcaps Veteran
                  • Jun 2013
                  • 776
                  • USA

                  #28
                  Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

                  I had one. Had backlight and sound but screen was light blue. Vizio had a recall on the set with certain Serial numbers and they extended the warranty to two years. The set I had was not in that range of numbers but the gave the customer a new 70" set

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                  • triplefour
                    Badcaps Legend
                    • May 2014
                    • 1747
                    • USA

                    #29
                    Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

                    they gave them a whole new 70" tv?? how did they do that? the shipping must be insane
                    Don't fear the repair...

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                    • Ltank
                      Badcaps Veteran
                      • Jun 2013
                      • 776
                      • USA

                      #30
                      Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

                      Vizio shipped him the new one and he was told to return the old set to where he bought it if feasible.

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                      • triplefour
                        Badcaps Legend
                        • May 2014
                        • 1747
                        • USA

                        #31
                        Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

                        thats crazy. awesome. but still crazy. my friend bought this tv used on craigslist. if it turns out to be a bad panel is there any chance vizio will send him a new tv? we live in hawaii by the way!
                        Don't fear the repair...

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                        • schwabee
                          New Member
                          • Aug 2015
                          • 2
                          • USA

                          #32
                          Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

                          I also have a Vizio E701i-a3 that had the picture go out on it. Called Vizio and they gave me the same line that there was nothing they can do and that I should shell out more money on a new Vizio TV. The sound and backlight are still working so I attempted the repair and bought a replacement T-Con board gambling that was the probelm. Just installed the new one today and the picture was working! Unfortunately that lasted for only a few minutes before the picture faded out again and back to where I started. Any idea what would be frying the T-Con boards?

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                          • GoneGault
                            Senior Member
                            • Sep 2013
                            • 105
                            • United States

                            #33
                            Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

                            Schwabee, I wonder the same thing. Did you find any sort of service manual for the TV?

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                            • ecking767
                              Badcaps Veteran
                              • Oct 2009
                              • 492
                              • USA

                              #34
                              Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

                              Originally posted by schwabee
                              I also have a Vizio E701i-a3 that had the picture go out on it. Called Vizio and they gave me the same line that there was nothing they can do and that I should shell out more money on a new Vizio TV. The sound and backlight are still working so I attempted the repair and bought a replacement T-Con board gambling that was the probelm. Just installed the new one today and the picture was working! Unfortunately that lasted for only a few minutes before the picture faded out again and back to where I started. Any idea what would be frying the T-Con boards?
                              Post a picture of the T-CON board ( close up). I'm believed this T-CON board is having the same problem as the Vizio E601i-A3.

                              Shopjimmy does have a repair kit for the T-CON board
                              Last edited by ecking767; 08-20-2015, 10:35 AM.

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                              • sleepingAwake
                                Member
                                • Jan 2014
                                • 10
                                • United States

                                #35
                                Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

                                Hello everyone.
                                So I picked up an e701i-a3 with sound but no pic. Got a replacement T-Con and it work for a couple of mins before going right back to blank screen no sound. Now I'm wondering if it's a bad panel blowing the T-Con or I got another T-Con in the defective range.
                                Pretty sure the eBay seller of the T-Con is just selling NOS boards that may have been made with the defective components. This was a ZH T-Con. Should I forget it and chalk it up to a bad panel?

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                                • schwabee
                                  New Member
                                  • Aug 2015
                                  • 2
                                  • USA

                                  #36
                                  Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

                                  Originally posted by ecking767
                                  Post a picture of the T-CON board ( close up). I'm believed this T-CON board is having the same problem as the Vizio E601i-A3.

                                  Shopjimmy does have a repair kit for the T-CON board
                                  Here is the original T-Con board that I pulled out. I haven't had a chance to open the TV back up and remove the replacement board.

                                  I checked last night and they were out of repair kits. Additionally, it doesn't seem like the issue is with the T-Con board but rather something that is killing these boards since it worked for a few minutes.

                                  Were you able to find a solution for the E601i-a3's?

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                                  • freakaftr8
                                    Badcaps Legend
                                    • Oct 2012
                                    • 3743
                                    • USA

                                    #37
                                    Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

                                    Well I have been following this thread closely I also obtained this model TV. The symptoms are sound back light no picture. I found no 3.3 volt or 1.0 volt on the tcon board. It tries to come up upon start up but then dies off quickly. This is with or without the panel ribbon cables connected to the tcon board. So I found a supplier on eBay that says that he has a brand new t-con board never used and I purchased it put it in today without connecting the panel and I had no 1.0 or 3.3v still. And of course it does not provide an image. So my philosophy is a bad batch of t-con boards and I'm understanding the EEPROM on the t-con board is the culprit. I'm suspecting that this board probably had an issue and was removed from someone thinking it was a bad panel. There seems to be an awfully lot of these boards failing with this model TV. Of course the screen is made by sharp. I have had nothing but good luck with Sharp LCD panels so I highly doubt the panel is suspest.

                                    ****
                                    Did I leave the soldering iron on?

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                                    • freakaftr8
                                      Badcaps Legend
                                      • Oct 2012
                                      • 3743
                                      • USA

                                      #38
                                      Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

                                      Hey bjorkson did you ever get that tv straightened out?
                                      Did I leave the soldering iron on?

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                                      • bjorkson
                                        Senior Member
                                        • Apr 2012
                                        • 127
                                        • USA

                                        #39
                                        Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

                                        No, I think mine was due to a defective panel, since all my voltage was fine on my Tcon board. This model TV has a known issue with the Tcon/panel issue. You might try to get the correct Tcon and see if it works for you.

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                                        • freakaftr8
                                          Badcaps Legend
                                          • Oct 2012
                                          • 3743
                                          • USA

                                          #40
                                          Re: Vizio E701i-A3 no Picture

                                          I picked up the tcon with the proper ZH abbreviation on the end. the supplier swears up and down that the tcon board was brand new never used directly from vizio or sharp. Like I said right out of the box it had no low voltages to the core CPU
                                          Did I leave the soldering iron on?

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